Inker.



PATENTED MAY 21, 1901' c. R. SPIGBR.

I INKER. APPLICIATIQI FILED JUNE 4, 1906- n i i 0 4 l w P r u 0 '3 o 040 J oo J 1g, UU a H n m C a 5 .l.. 4 1... "WM .6 by X m c i 18 J m CHARLES a: meteor SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

INKER.

' To all whom it rn/qly concern:

Be-it known that 1, CHARLES R. Sinclair,

'a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of .Sangamo n and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new sand-useful Inker, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable others skilled in the'art to which it appertainsto make and use 'm'y's'aid inro,

vention- This device is primarilydesigned for inking tYP eTW-Iiter ribbons, but is iobv fi cable' for other analogous 'uses.

I :--.The purposes of vide simple and effective means forimmers ing the ribbon in the ink: means for propel-- this invention are to proling the ribbon through the ink means for squeezingsuperfluous ink from the ribbon;

.Ineans for gulding the run of the ribbon, andv .means for Winding the inkedlribbon; alsoto provide a frame of novel and improved constructionand in general to; provide an inker g-offneatfsimpleand compact c'onstrujhtion, of

. "smallcost, and convenient and-piefiective in 5- operation.

7 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 4, 1906. Serial No. 320,125.

' tal way 8 between With these ends in view my invention con' Patented may 21, 1907.

. a extending lugs 12 pressed from the, metal of thecover. A horizontal shaft 14 issecured on the lugs 12. A bail 10 turns on the shaft 14:,- and a roller 9 turns onthe central part of the bail. The roller 9 preferably consists of a metaltube covered with rubber or other suitable yielding .material. -A similar roller, 9?, turns insuitablebearings on the tank.

' Guideplates 8 are secured in a horizontal position on the standards 2land-7 respectively. The plates 8 have members 8 turned back upon-the body of the late to form'a horizonthe members'S and the body of the late. A horizontal shaftf15, having 'a cran 15, turns in suitable bearings on the standard 3 andzthe extension 4. head 16, ada ted to engagea spool, is connected with the shaft 15 by a set screw 16. The modified spool-support illustrated in Fig. 4 consists of a tubef18 secured on and rojecting laterally from the standard 3.. he shaft 15 turns inside of. the tube 18. T he tube 18 forms a sufiicient support for the shaf 15 and when the taibe is used the parts pensed with. A spring 17 surrounding the 4 an 4?.will be 11131160858313 and may be dis view of modified means for supporting the metal of suitable rigidity, such as brass or The base, 1 hasintegral vertical standards shaft 14'has a rearwardly extending member .17 which bearsagainst the top of the cover I 12, and forwardly extending members 17"" 8 5 which clasp the side members of the bail 10 'anttthe s ring acts to'press the bail downward and old the roller 9 in uniform contact with the roller 9. I In makin the main structure "the roceo dure is as fol oWs'. A sheet-metal blan X of suitable dimensions being provided, the sev eral parts of the -base,- the standards and the guides are produced by punching or pressing them from the blank and bending them as I 5' will now explain. The dies used in making theframe will be adapted to press or punch out all of'the parts at a single operation. The contours of the several parts are clearly shown in Fig. 3. The guide lates' 8 are 1 oo punched out and bentlalong t e lines X". The member A" is pressed out of the plate f and duringtheoperation f pressing the hole 4. is punched out and the ears 4 are formed. The members 2 and 7 are (pressed out of the x0 5 sistsi in the novel featuresof construction and." combinations of arts shown 1n the annexed drawings to Will!) reference is hereby made,

Beferri to-the drawings, 1Ii which similar views, Figure 1 'is a erspective view oft-he complete-machine; 1g. 2 isja vertical longiis 'a plan'of the blank from which the main frame is formed, .and is a perspective spool anmfthe crank shaft.

The'fr'amelwork' is pressed from sheet steel.

2, 3, rand 4 and integral legs 5; it also hasan integral table 6'3, and cross pieces 6-'and '6". A-tank 13, preferably of the form shown,'is

suitably secured. on the table 6*. 1 A combined detachable cover and ribbonguide 12 fits ontop of the tank 13 and has a.

downwardly extending curved member 12 which serves to guide the ribbon through the ink contained in the tank, and} downwardly extendin springy ears 12 which press against t e ends of. the tank and hold the cover in position on the tank, and upward ly late and are bent upwar along the dotted dines 2X'a'nd7X and the holes 2 andv 7 are I punched out during the pressing of the plate, and the members 2 and Tare bent along the lines X and X to for m the horizontal memr 10 bers 2 and .7. respectively. The plate is then bent downward along the lines X to Correction in Letters Patent No. 854,674.

. Ears 8 are formed on the plates 8 during the form the legs supporting the structure.

operation of pressing.

In assembling the parts, the ears 8 of the plates 8 are inserted and riveted in the holes 2- and 7 of the plates 2 and 7 respectively, and the ears 4 of the member 4 are inserted and riveted in the holes 4* of the member 4. The shaft is then mounted on the members 3 and 4? and the tank 13 is secured on the table 6 The operation of the inker is as follows:'

Preparatory to inserting the ribbon to be i inked, the cover 12, carrying with it the upper roller 9, will be. removed. The ribbon will thenbe placed on the guide 8 under the -members 8 and extending across the tank and one end of the ribbon will be connected with a spool (not shown) mounted on the shaft 15. The cover 12 will then be pressed downward on 'top of the ribbon and. the downwardly projecting plate 12" bearing on the ribbon, will press the ribbon downward :into the ink, and when the cover is pressed downward the springy ears 12* will hold the cover firmly on the tank. The crank 15 will then be turned to wind the ribbon on the spool. As the ribbon progresses through the tank it will be saturated with ink, and pass ing between the rollers 9 and 9 thesurplus ink will be pressed from the ribbon and the ribbon will be delivered upon the spool infi't condition for use.

Having fully described my invention and explained the mode of operation, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination of a base, a tank' secured on the base, a springy cover fitting on the tank and having a downwardly extcnd- 40 mg guide-plate, guide plates contiguous to the tank, a roller l'iaving a springy connection with the'enver and a roller mounted to turn in the tank and co-operating with said first named roller.

2. The combination of :1 base, a tank secured on the base, a spring cover ii tting on the tank and having; a downwardly extending guide plate, guide plates contiguous to the tank, a roller having a spring connection with the cover, a roller mounted to turn in the tank and (co-operating with said first named roller and means for winding; the ribbon traveling between said rollers.

3. A combined cover and ribbon-guide having springy ears and a downwardl) extending curved member; in coinbinatioi'i with a tank on which said cover his, yielding rollers mounted on the tank,,ai 1d means for winding the ribbon traveling, on the ribbonguide and between said rollers.

41;. The nonibination of a base, a tubular spool-supporton the base, a shaft turning in the tubularspool-support and adapted to 1st day o'f'Jun'e, 1906'.

(.IiAn'Lns niisriiinn.

i tnesses:

E. H. LICIITENBERG, O. A. MERKEL.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 854,674, granted May 21, 1907,

' uponthe application of Charles R. Spicer, of Springfield, Illinois, for an improvement in Inkers, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction. as follows: On page 2, line 64, after the compound word spool-support, a comma and the Words a head connected with the shaft should be inserted and'that the said Letters Patent of the case in the Patent Office.

should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record Signed and sealed this18th day of June, A. D., 1907.

G. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 854,674.

. Ears 8 are formed on the plates 8 during the form the legs supporting the structure.

operation of pressing.

In assembling the parts, the ears 8 of the plates 8 are inserted and riveted in the holes 2- and 7 of the plates 2 and 7 respectively, and the ears 4 of the member 4 are inserted and riveted in the holes 4* of the member 4. The shaft is then mounted on the members 3 and 4? and the tank 13 is secured on the table 6 The operation of the inker is as follows:'

Preparatory to inserting the ribbon to be i inked, the cover 12, carrying with it the upper roller 9, will be. removed. The ribbon will thenbe placed on the guide 8 under the -members 8 and extending across the tank and one end of the ribbon will be connected with a spool (not shown) mounted on the shaft 15. The cover 12 will then be pressed downward on 'top of the ribbon and. the downwardly projecting plate 12" bearing on the ribbon, will press the ribbon downward :into the ink, and when the cover is pressed downward the springy ears 12* will hold the cover firmly on the tank. The crank 15 will then be turned to wind the ribbon on the spool. As the ribbon progresses through the tank it will be saturated with ink, and pass ing between the rollers 9 and 9 thesurplus ink will be pressed from the ribbon and the ribbon will be delivered upon the spool infi't condition for use.

Having fully described my invention and explained the mode of operation, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination of a base, a tank' secured on the base, a springy cover fitting on the tank and having a downwardly extcnd- 40 mg guide-plate, guide plates contiguous to the tank, a roller l'iaving a springy connection with the'enver and a roller mounted to turn in the tank and co-operating with said first named roller.

2. The combination of :1 base, a tank secured on the base, a spring cover ii tting on the tank and having; a downwardly extending guide plate, guide plates contiguous to the tank, a roller having a spring connection with the cover, a roller mounted to turn in the tank and (co-operating with said first named roller and means for winding; the ribbon traveling between said rollers.

3. A combined cover and ribbon-guide having springy ears and a downwardl) extending curved member; in coinbinatioi'i with a tank on which said cover his, yielding rollers mounted on the tank,,ai 1d means for winding the ribbon traveling, on the ribbonguide and between said rollers.

41;. The nonibination of a base, a tubular spool-supporton the base, a shaft turning in the tubularspool-support and adapted to 1st day o'f'Jun'e, 1906'.

(.IiAn'Lns niisriiinn.

i tnesses:

E. H. LICIITENBERG, O. A. MERKEL.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 854,674, granted May 21, 1907,

' uponthe application of Charles R. Spicer, of Springfield, Illinois, for an improvement in Inkers, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction. as follows: On page 2, line 64, after the compound word spool-support, a comma and the Words a head connected with the shaft should be inserted and'that the said Letters Patent of the case in the Patent Office.

should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record Signed and sealed this18th day of June, A. D., 1907.

G. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 854,674.

lows: On page 2, line 64, after the compound word spool-support, a comma and the words a head connected with theahaft should be inserted; and that; the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Otfice.

Signed sealed this 18th day [sun] ofJune, A. D., 1907.

C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

